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Hope – 22 February 2009

Thomas Fuller (1608–1661), English clergyman and historian, said:
“If it were not for hope, the heart would break.” He also said: “The
great end of life is not knowledge, but action.” I hope he meant
positive action; and perhaps he did, since he also said: “He that will
not be merciful to his beast is a beast himself.”

I keep hoping that some day soon humans will realize that simply
living compassionately toward all creation – toward humans and nonhumans
– would bring about the hoped-for results that they spend so much time,
energy, and money pursuing. An example of these futile pursuits is the
huge amount of taxpayers’ money spent on finding a “cure” for cancers,
many of which can be easily prevented by eating mostly unprocessed whole
grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes. With this simple change to a
vegan lifestyle, one actually is more compassionate to oneself as well
as to the animals who are spared the cruelty of being farmed or tortured
in laboratories.

"Joyful Curmudgeon"
An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful. At the
same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the
world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true
peace and compassion.